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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 84 to 107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the connection between entries in Frida's diary.
(a) They show her maturing, over the course of about 15 years.
(b) There is little continuity.
(c) They are themed.
(d) They deal with the current trauma in her life.

2. What does Kahlo liken to ink?
(a) Blood.
(b) Salsa.
(c) Oil.
(d) Wine.

3. Which of the following best describes the mood of Frida's cold weather image?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Stiff.
(d) Joyful.

4. Where does Lowe write that Frida's work was first taken seriously (where she "made a decisive shift from amateur to professional painter")?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In Mexico City, where Ines Amor organized an important exhibit.
(c) On a trip to Puerto Rico.
(d) In the United States.

5. Which of the following does Frida use in her Diary?
(a) Blood.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Oil paints.
(d) Lipstick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe write that Frida's "primative, ancient animal" creation recalls?

2. Who is Xipe Totec?

3. What does Lowe write to explain the piece The Two Fridas, painted in 1939?

4. Who does Lowe write does Frida draw in the Diary and use in a painting titled Moses?

5. To what does Lowe attribute Frida's "loose" handwriting in 1947?

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